John Deere S690 with a Shelbourne Excel XCV42 Stripper head.
The Shelbourne Excel range comprises of 3 machines, the XCV42, XCV36 and XCV32.
All machines incorporate a 3 section stripping rotor and two section auger. New features include a spring loaded pivoting adaptor plate system which when coupled to the spring loaded gauge wheels enables the wider headers to follow ground contours.
he basic concept of the stripper header is that a rearwards rotating rotor fitted in the front of the header is fitted with 8 rows of stripping fingers that strip grain from the crop as the combine moves the head forwards while it spins backwards. The speed of the rotor can be varied according to crop conditions.
After the grain has been stripped by the rotor a series of deflectors within the header deflect the grain back into a conventional auger and pan.